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The Somerset reporter., 1887-06-01

No .HIRN BAKING COMPANY. The advertise
ment of this Company, which has recently com
menced business in Portland. appears in our
columns to-day. The following names of its
officers agIafantee of its ability and success
as financial institution Seldcn Common, Aug
usta, Ex-Governor Of Maine; Weston f. Mil
liken, Portland, of w. f. Milliken & Co.,
Wholesale Grocrrs; Col. ]. w. Spaulding,
Portland, Attorney at Law, Reporter of Decis-
ions; w. Lun', Esq, Portland, Attorney at
Law, late U. S. Dist. Attorney; Gen. Francis
Fessendcn, Portland, Director of Canal Nat
ional Bank; Hon Nathan Cleaves, Portland,
attorney at Law; Hon. J. l.. II. Cobb, Lewiston,
Capitalist; Edwin Stone, Esq Biddeford Trus-
tee Biddeford Savings Bank Calvin &. Totman,
Fairfield, Manufacturer; President Fairfield
savings Bank; Hon. Henry Ingalls,, Wiscasset,
President LIST National Bank; +. B. Mallett
Jr., Freeport, Manufacturer and Capitalist;
Hon. Samuel Titcomb, Augusta, Trustee Aug
usta Savings Bank Gen. +. +. Heath Water
vile, Manufacturer; Josiah s. Maxcy, Gardiner,
Banking and Insurance; Col. II. b. Hill, Port
land, Of w. +. Milliken x Co.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-06-01

Afuf>,.-H cmoria. bay wa observed
IN Athens although the weather ia tia
morning ape rel uHfaYerahle. by noon
4uifc large company hal assembled. lie
church not icing large enough 20 accom-
odatc them Following wa, thr pro
.ramme From the hall the band fol
bowed by the Post. proceeded to tbc
church Rev 4. Beede Jr. offered prayer
Grafton by J. F Holman -, reeitation-
by Nr, T J. Cadcn and Miss Minnie
Clark. The Ware Cornet baud and a
auartette. ". ". Brown. tenor; Mr.. Ida
Baker. soprano. Mr.. Alma Bush. con-
tralto: Dr Mari. 5a>>o; furnished thu
music. From the church the band fol-
lowed tS The POST. Sabbaih-schoui aud
citizens marched Ia the cemetery. Wien
prayer was offered BY the pastor quartctte
wa sang Come With your flowers a
dree played by the band: decorating Of
the soldiers graves; then the line of march
10 the village. Following this wa> con-
cert from the band Stand. \ sum Of
money was voted by the town at tile
spring meeting To defray the expenses Of
decoration. and by the large gathering
and the interest manifested. it shows that
the memory Of the dead heroes j. still
treasured warmly in the hearts + their
surviving comrades and by the citizens in
general Old Mr.. hast in North Corn
Vile j. very low and j. not expected to
survive long Mrs Wesley Colliug. Of
Gardiner cousin Of DIR. Mari i stopping
in Athens for the summer :. Farmer, are
pleased to >ec the much needed rain.
/ b.4t il. piSIU
The Somerset reporter., 1887-06-01

II appears IIary Andre"- d9n'tpupose
t. get into the Editorial harncs, again
until he gets good and ready. lie intends
to take summer rest at least before he
goes 10 work again.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-06-01

The history Of the First Maine Cavalry
famous for its brilliant record, j. now be
ing printed by Mes,rs. Emery q Hughes,
l4S Oliver street, Boston Mr.. {. \. +.
Emery one Of the publishers, was mem
Der Of the regiment. lie l. also Skow-
hogan man and was for some years one Of
the owners Of the REPORTER job printing
Office. IT Is thought that the work viii
De ready for ISSUE in few weeks
The Somerset reporter., 1887-06-01

George Ladd exhibited oil our streets,
Friday, pair of cattle owned by b. p. j.
Weston, that girth 8 feet 2 inches and
weigh 1850 pounds. Mr.. Crockett, the
artist, made photograph of them.-Mad-
son Bulletin,
The Somerset reporter., 1887-06-01

Thursday forenoon stranger travel
ling on the river road In Chelsea about
three miles below Augusta discovered the
dead body of soldier on land belonging
to Benjamin White, lying extended be-
meath hemlock tree about six rods be-
low the Big Gully bridge. He had evi-
IDENTITY been dead several weeks, as his
body was putrefcd. He was an inmate
of the National Soldiers Home, as he
wore the uniform Of that institution. On
little knoll above him lay his blouse,
cap and vest. He was an old man as his
gray locks attested. Probably the veter-
an had been travelling from the Home to
Gardiner and, feeling III, left the road
and crawlej away and laid himself be-
meath the evergreen and by the side of
the brook to die. Coroner Libby was
called and decided that the man had died
from natural causes and turned the body
and the valuables found on II, over to
the Home authorities who removed it for
burial.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-06-01

There will be lively times at Concord
thi. week when the legislature gets Or
gained and at work. There are two Sen
atorial nght, a. come OF.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-06-01

The reduction Of the National aeht for
MAY l. estimated at nearly r.efci M:"i3h
dollars.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-06-01

CANAAN.-The 'jamboree 50 called in
an4urated for the benefit Of the Wil-hert
Library Association and which tran>pifed
on Saturday evening, last, was an i'm
prompto oiilir with exercises somewhat
mixed About eighty persons Of both
,eXe, attended, full account elsewhere
IS. J.. Penney sold his 3-year-old colt
for $50, and Joseph Feruald. last week.
sold II 3-ycar-old Locomotive for S3oe
to Blagdcn and Fitzgerald. Canaan Is
furnishing large number of valuable
horses for the market and good bargain,
may be found in purchasing. Many more
valuable horses yet remaining, the prices
ranging all the way from 5000 t. $1,000
-. Mr., Jane Paine departed this lie on
Sunday last. having been sick for several
wecks....Y. K. Tuttle and wife and niece
have returned from New York. Mr.. I.
says the old State of Maine has greeucI
fields, and more genial, clearer and fairer
and more pleasing landscapes and scenery
at this time Of the year, than the State,
of New Jersey New York or Mas. ua
country on the face Of Tie Globe Exc the
State Of Maine.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-06-01
Matrimoniai Intentions.

The following intentions of marriage
have been recorded by town clerk Webb
during the week past:
John X. Philbrck and Jennie + Swain.
Stephen Foster and Mandy Cukey.
real. ESTATE TRANSFERS. The follow
ing are the real estate transfers which
have been recorded in this county the
past week.
BoSworth. $500
New Portland-Charlcs w. Dyer to
Bartlett X Plummer. 5000.
Norrldgewock-Wm. A. Booker to
Clara j. Adams. 800.
LeXington-,John &. Newell to Bartlett
Il rlummcr. S2l9.7j.
Pittsheld -Mary w. IIathorn ct al to
Benjamin Mathews. SIS. Thomas S.
Dexter to Benjamin Mathews. s7j. Ezra
Leighton to Isaac II. Lancy. 500.
Skowhega Charles J. Abbey to Frank
J.. Bray. 81, ZOO.
Canaan-Ncwcll G. Woodbury. to John
l.. Woodbury.. 800. John l.. Woodbury.
to Charles S. Bean. $1,000
Ripley-llarrict T. Mckechnie to Luci-
ma I. Films. $1,000.
On Lansing train an old man showed up n
window as the locomotive whistled for "A cross
ing and put hall his body out to see what the
about. The brakeman happened to
pass through the car, and seeing the situation
he said: "Bctter take your head in, sir."Why 7"
"Because you might strike a post or switch"
"Y-c-s. that's so" mntered the man as he pulled
himself in and sat down, land the railroad men
would hop on me for damages. It's better to
be on the safe side.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-06-01

The 2Gth Maine Regiment Association
viii hold their reunion Al water LIE.
Aug. 18th.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-06-01

LARoNE.-Mrs. Mary Otis, Familiarity
called AUNT Mary" was left nearly help
less and speechless from paralytic
shock last week; she has been in failing
health some time. Hiram Bigelow is at
work on the stone work of an ell to his
house, to be built sometime this summer
....John Morrow Is moving his stable
nearer the house and street and putting
The Somerset reporter., 1887-06-01

MADIsoN.-Rey. Mr.. Bragdon of Cor
ham, preached a m mortal sermon in the
Free Baptist church, Sunday afternoon.
Monday at Z. NJ, the \ \. Weston
Post, accompanied by the sabbath
schools and others, marched to the vii
lage cemetery, where, after appropriate
exercises, the graves of the fallen com
rades were covered with flowers The
company then marched to the Cungrega-
tional church, which was beautifully dec
Grated with HAYS, evergreen and flowers,
and listened to a fine Grafton by Rev. Mr..
Bragdon. Last Sabbath, Rev. Mr..
Evans closed his labOrs with the Congre-
gatonal church. A large audicn { was
present. c. S. Wilder from Bangor sem
mary, class of 81, has been engaged FOL
the coming year.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-06-01

NoRRIDGEWoCK.-The Patterson Enter
tainment which was advertised to show
in Sawtclc Hall last Thursd.y evening.
did not hold forth, not enough being
present to pay eXprn>cS...,A rag pcddler
came to town last Saturday with delapi-
tatcd worn out horse, with load
Of rags enough for two horses. The
society to prevent cruelty to animals
took the case in hand and the horse WAS
relieved from his burden The peddlcr
took the cars for Watervile to consult a
lawyer it is said ....One day last week
there was quite an cXcitment in town two
dogs having killed several sheep Of Harry
Powers, Joseph Smiths and \. 5
Wrght's, and ma Cling yearling of Mr..
Smiths's in a horrible manner so much 50
that it was thought best to Kill it. one
Of the dogs was taken to the slaughter
house, butchered and buried Fishing
parties are all the rage -. Water is get
ting low in Puddle Dock E. Chas Brack-
ct returned to Massachusetts,, Tuesday.
taking the Judkins boy along with him.
-. Mr.. Daniels, foreman in.Conant and
Ilnssey's Coat Shop, returned to Thomas
ton to-day to MAZE a visit of Il few days,
the Coat shop shutting down this week
for repair Dir DanfOrth i doing quite
an extensive business in raising plants
for the market.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-06-01

FAIRFIELD. G. \. X. Post attend
ed with the Mcthodists. The sermon
was preached by the Rev. D. B. Holt
D.. Memorial services at the Rink. The
Grafton was delivered by Chas. Rowell
-. Mrs j. C.. Atkins Of Gardiner was in
town last week, called here by the sctcrc
Illness of Mrs J. +. Nye. -. vi Ill. En-, ry
and wife were in town over Sunday.
d. W. Allen and wife are visiting Willis
Emery at No. Arson The house of Mr..
Dunbar on Newhall street has been newly
painted. This is one of the prettiest cot
tagcs in our village. The funeral of
G. W. Lawrence took place Sunday At
Waterville, and the body brought here
for burial. 49,. Miss NJ. NJ. Owen is visit
ing in Hallowell. Russell Gray was
quite severely hurt in the mill last week
.... Work is being pushed rapidly for
ward on the house of Edit Mayo.
rhe East Benton Band furnished the mu-
sic for Memorial day Ed. Brown was
MIDTOWN Sunday. Miss Nellie Wadron
is teaching school out to Ohio Till. $50.
"Amos" is making arrangements fer a
celebration, July 4th, which will not 90
back of the one two years ago. \ nov
ell and interesting sight was seen on our
streets last week, it being an elegant
double basket carria-e containing the
twin babies of Mrs. Henry Fogg $50. Fred
Choat of Boston is the CUES: of Hon S
\. Nye.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-06-01
Memorial Day Exercises.


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Grand Army men nlrd in front u the
sat. and received eara wreath md a
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p'iu''' a'Vs' ""'s"f ''.s NV
formed, and the march made hf-t 10 Tue
cemetery on the south side Of the river.
,.h.ro Tho ,rave. were decorated and
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VIII re like service Wa performed. Soy
enty-ninc members If the Post were III
H.. ,.r.,i-,l, ia. .a,no uu,nber a.. la.t
year
Before forming The procession Ia1it'
Of the Relief Corps came to Grand Army
nm and a d.,on If four ya,rg ladies
a.,
Pihhe" pul'"h h''e "''ips'9 "PY" W.
breasts Of each veteran.
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/ throughout, ath7tcd the interest taken
therein We make the following abstract
,,,or,era,u.
To-day the whoie "ofl1 81 business
and OF pleasure has put us SHOES from on
! il feet ana STANDS reFeTcntE ny the sol
/ dlers graves hpnulhH lhe In'cl YEA t9i'"'
i Here and elsewhere the bei, me solemn
/ gun, the nhut stores tle afapeH ana
/ mourning dwellings, alt"4t lhc 1phia@'
which we pay /" th7.c VINO dlea IN our
behalf IL - no sinaH tnlne that I'M.
| ceremonial sum survives. NIhlcch A'ai7
| nave paNSc" away aI"oS 'iie '",PIi u" :
address 81 your past ,o'hiiiah'i'r hi9'
! called you 10 p''loIH thl9 'ch''tI pntS'
ana nearly generation ms gone by sihct
+ the dead VINO lhen were listening were
lirrt called 10 respond 10 ,he ioul pipine9
/ Of war. All TINS Time mas Drought Us
constantly recurring changes. Inc
world OF today i not the WORM 81 yes
terday or D-lhpff"W' races, people
! friends, interests hopes sIlit A. IN
dream Hhlh an ancient P"i'o''Pii'' u"
man has been twice on liie same river LOT
different waters are constantly moving
down IL dlsslpates us waters ana gath-
crs them again u II pproacif7 ana re-
ceeds IL oNer1oW9 an" Inns Even W.
ourselves, thohSh seemingly 'he saint
are not inc same NoL "hly our lnP"snls >
haplts anu ihodtS oi me are SIllI t'nS WIN
each hpur' bnt lhe part'clc7 VI our Nety
| bodies III every SEVEN years hif Windy
The Somerset reporter., 1887-06-01

on an extension and otherNat> repairing
his buildings -. The log drive l. huhs
up al IL, head u iAe upper rapids where
twill remain until there comes ri~e 9i
Naier....odr grocery team maxi, IL
ZEN weekly visits again with an increase
IF iraie....A refreshing rain and just
wha, WA needed. -. The outlook j, good
for our hay crop.
BiNsH.N Memorial day dawned cool
aud cloudy. but at an early hour q lafs'
number II people hal gathered "a rarils.'
pate in tie usual ceremonies. The eNsr
ci,e- WEI conducted ~ tin \ +. BiehI
Post q. \. l.. assisted 10y tn heilel
roru~. ! wall prepared and highly "a :
aCfnry address, Wa delivered hs J.. l.
Walton - OF ~k3Whr-au ! ae ehHfei
Wa ta>,efuiiy decorated. ami Tire BAN
di>rour-ed mo>f ckcrI.,ut Music ahf-b-
thu DAY. quite large crowd Wa it, al
Tendance. but M doubt many wrre ab>eh'
who would have been present had Iii
prospect for fair weather accu more faS
cradle Nj Cora Baker Of >koN he
gan. i in town Oh a brief visit Ia htl
parent>.... Nr. Young Who Aa> t4llefI Ia
position Of landlord al tue STAG House
for thu past YEAR. varate~ fAIs week All
\. +, ADAMS Nli. move iu al once.
u uaser ,h#, 3 h.r5 Is JUS ..'a.' sid SOM
one 90 ai- frieu4 aa7 r'f#..t. "f7r iHt part.
never SCOT auytHiue ia ~ -aHF. n a.ts. I'll
II. .rrr. aaIa4 ! sl.ls4 a.'a ,'s'#s &h'H j
I'll .a'a 'lf slssr. and SIS traAu.i.
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The Somerset reporter., 1887-06-01

LANES TONGUE,
LUNCH HAM,
French & American Sardines
FISHERMAN'S SALMON,
CANNED BEEF, ETC.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-06-01

Producing 10000 pounds daily; patented in
style and form, protected by trade mark.
We shall give the chewer the best Plug Tobacco
IN the world aud see that he gets it, "Happy
Thought" Is the name, Wave Line Is the shape
of the plug. Break IL and it's fresh--its flavor
retained. Made from pure ingredients aud
carefully selected leaf, 1t never fails to recon-
mend itself as the most enjoyable chew which
hard. All dealers sell Happy Thought "a
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that 1t May 10 applied to the purposes of
the sinking fund during the next fiscal year.
Assistant Secretary Maynard has in
formed the customs officers that imported
or reimported liquors withdrawn for con-
sumption after having been warehoused,
are subject 10 duty on the quantity entered
at the warehouse, and not on that ascer-
tanned or withdrawn for consumption.
Atty-Gen. Garland has reaffirmed
his former opinion that the secretary of the
treasury does not possess the power of re-
mission in the case of the American schoon-
er San Diego. seized for taking seals at the
Alaska seal island in violation of the law.
II is expected that another call for 3
per cent bonds will be made in few days.
There are now outstanding Sl9, 81, 600, per
cents, of which Sl6,49l 800 are held 10y ma
tional banks, s., 30, zoo by residents of the
United States, and $1,000 by foreigners.
Secretary Lamar directs Commits
sioner Sparks to examine the title of one
Green to some of the Turtle Mountain res
ervation lands if correct the whole reser-
walton of 100000 acres will be open for
settlement
On the 23rd, the Interstate Com
merce Commission suspended the long and
short haul section of the law for seventy
five DAYS upon the Northern Pacific K. r.
and the entire transcontinental railway
system.
The Secretary of State declines to
deny or confirm the statement cabled from
England offering to return TO the old con
dition of things in regard to the fisheries
question.
The total amount of trade dollars re-
deemed 10 date in S5,243,0 900 which amount
viii lie increased 5 09,0O0 by recent importa-
lions at San Francisco from China.
Recorder Trotter, who has been
seriously ill, is slowly recovering his health.
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day when the hotel was destroyed by fire,
has been arrested on the charge of arson, in
having set fire TO the hotel.
The Peoria distillers, Fen, Swabacker
& Co, have settled their case with the
government They were charged with
breaking the revenue laws in the matter of
refilling barrels. The affair cost them
nearly $1,000
Maj. Gen. Terry, who commands
the division of the Missouri, will discharge
the duties of q neral commanding the de
partment of the Missouri until successor is
appointed To succeed Gen. Wilcox, retired.
The West Virginia legislature met in
extra session on Wednesday. Tuesday May
3. is the day set apart 10 begin balloring for
United states senator, and IL IS generally
believed that there will toe an election.
The gross public debt of Canada,
March 81, was s27O, $40, 146; net debt, $685.
So, s3l revenue from the sale of dominion
lands last year, hOmesteads and pre-emp-
ton sales. S5lso, 81; leases, Sl36,6ls.
The steamer City of Sydney, which
arrived at San Francisco April 81, from
China and Japan, brought $4,000 trade dol
lars which are TO be redeemed for standard
dollars.
The number of pension claims re-
ceived at the pension office during the week
ending April l6, was 4,tsI. Number dis
posed of, 3,051. Number now penning
2,gS0.
Major john +. Blaine, Paymaster.
q. 5. A., died at Hot Springs, Ark, April
p. He was 50 years of age and had been in
the army since 1865
In the Nova Scotia legislature a vote
for annexation with the United States was
taken and only one member voted for it.
Bishop Kean of Richmond. Va, has
received papal brief advising the founding
of a Catholic university in America
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onions last year from thirty acres. The
crop is not all sold yet, but Mr.. Wake
man expects to realize from it <I5.-
600.
A Maryland farmer wanted to
..change the seed of his potatoes. So
he sent several barrels from his own
cellar to a Baltimore dealer. and order
ed few barrels of choice seed from
the North. He lost his Spectacles while
barreling his own tdbers. and found
them again in one of the barrels of
potatoes from the North. And Yet
poets mourn because man has so little
faith in his brother
If your horse refuses his feed it is
not certain evidence that he is out of
condition. His feed-box may be filthy
or sour. All horses are clearly; most
horses are dainty and particular.
Clean out the manger and make thin 2
neat and sweet. This may be all that
is needed. Some horses will not eat
grass even in a pasture where hogs
have run.
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THE OLD WORLD.

Edicts have been issued in Alsace-
Lorraine dissolving the Choral Society of
Hatzenthal and the society of students
called Sund gOyid, which are hostile to
Germany. The mayors of Rhnau and
Choiliy Emery have been deprived of their
functions. Boutillot, formerly publisher Of
the Moselle Moniteur, has been expelled
from Germany
Iu the lower house of the Prussian
diet the new ecclesiastical bill passed
its second reading in the form in which the
upper house approved il. The clause adj
hitting certain religious orders into Prussia
was approved by vote of 23O TO III
The Ghilzais have defeated the
ameer's troops, and killed one hundred OF
them 1T Balvo castle, near khelat.
Six of the men arrested for com
plicity in the plot to assassinate the Gar
which was to have been carried out on
March II, have been sentenced to death
The other conspirators have been
sentenced to Imprisonment for life.
An Irish non-commissioned officer of
artillery, who has been employed conf
dentally in the ordnance 0ffice at Wooiwch
arsenal. has been degraded and dismissed
without trial for selling secrets of the de-
partment. A civilian accomphce was also
dismissed
Victor Hugo's will has been admitted
to probate His property in England is
valued at COZ, 900 His daughter and
grandchildren are the sole heirs. An an
nuity of 600 is left to the widow of his son
Charles.
A chorister in the military academy
church, St. Petersburgh, committed suicide
by jumping fr m a window of his house.
On being searched, the house was discov-
cred to be Nihilist rendezvous.
NJ Deroulede, in an interview in
Paris, gave the apathy and timidity which
the government had shown in dealing with
Germany as the reason for his resigning
OF the French patriotic league.
At Dublin, Ireland, the lord mayor
has called meeting for the purpose of
taking steps towards the erection OF
national memorial to Mr. Gladstone.
The Spanish congress has vetoed
a bill to substitute a transatlantic company
for mail and transport service at the rate
of shillings and pence per mile.
Gladstone writes letter in which he
tries to make the English understand how
much the people of the United States are
interested in Irish laws.
On the 21st sharp shock of earth
quak vas experienced over the whole
Island of Jersey in the British CHANNEL.
The Mexican congress has passed the
constitutional amendment, which is equiv
alent to a reelection of President Diaz.
The French government viii demand
an explanation from Germany before tax
ing action.
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Impudenee thoroughly Rebuked.

Mr.. William Douglas relates this
story of the old dueling days in the
British army, and of famous officer.
There was a certain Frenchman in
Paris, during the occupation of that
city by the allied army, who boosted of
having killed a dozen English officers,
and promised to go on in this work.
One evening he staggered as usual in
TO his cafe, and to his establishment
actually saw one of those hatred "Ang-
lais" occupying his chair, a chair that
no one hitherto had dared to sit upon
except himself. Mastering his passion
he undid his sword belt. and having
placed his sword on one side, began to
insult the perfectly inotfensiye English
officer, who sat so Notwithstanding
in his (the Frenchman's) chair. He
trod upon the Fngrsh toes, he deprived
he Englishman of mis- candles; he went
from one thing on to another without
at all being able in the least, apparent
ly, to disturb the others placidity. At
last he snatched the newspaper out of
the Englishmen's hand. and the Briton
slowly rose up. displaying to the as
tonished eyes Of the Gaul a guardsman
nearly seven feet. The giant, bending
across the table, seized hold of the
Frenchman's nose with one hand and
his chin with the other. and wrenching
his mouth open spit down his throat
With a howl the Frenchmen, holding
his under jaw with both hands, ran out
of the room. His jaw was broken, and
neither he nor any Of his comrades was
seen again in that cafe, This English
man was Gen. Sir James Simsron,
afterward commander in the Crimea
and noted as the tallest man in the
British army.